Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23411
Published: April 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124771
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23411
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the AppArmor i_private data management when accessing filesystem callback functions after reference removal. A local attacker can trigger a use-after-free condition by exploiting the race between freeing data and filesystem access to trigger a denial of service.
The issue arises when the inode persists beyond AppArmor data cleanup and filesystem callbacks are invoked after the reference has been released. This race condition primarily affects data stored in i_private, including rawdata/loaddata interfaces.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23411
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13bc2772414d68e94e273dea013181a986948ddf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a732ed26fbd048e7925d227af8cf9ea43fb5cc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e135b8aee5a06c52a4347a5a6d51223c6f36ba3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae10787d955fb255d381e0d5589451dd72c614b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eecce026399917f6efa532c56bc7a3e9dd6ee68b